Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-09
THE DULUTH LINE.

1t Will Knock Chicago business Hard
ON the Head.
The Washington correspondent of the
st. Paul Globe writes:
"Look at that new route from Duluth
to Yankton, passing through Minnesota,
and the richest cart Of south Dakota"
says q travelling man. "That is gong to
knock Chicago business hard on the
head. 1t is the most important road in
Dakota and southwestern Minnesota.
Ali OF that remarkable grain region will
look to the cheaper system of the north,
and turn its back upon the cutthroats of
the direct east.
"By the way he continued, ''have you
looked over the latest Official maps OF
Dakota? You should do SO and see the
railways which are being projected and
upon which work ID being done The
route through Willmar and Sioux Falls
4 hnKton is the most important OF eli
to southern Dakota; bnt look along the
river. There will be q road all along the
river bank OF the Missouri river, COM
pleteIy built and In excellent running
order inside Of another year.. There is
always q mild climate along the valley
OF the Missouri river. Along that route.
which seems like a natural funnel, the
warm airs from the Pacific pour in aud
keep an equable temperature.
The country has no better route any
where FOR a good railroad. Bismarck
and YanktoD will be bound together
with rails. The territorial capital will
then be accessible to all. That 10, Bis
marck will be accessible. If the people
can only make q channel clear through
the snow from the railroad to the CAPT
toll all will be we'll. But no climate
under the sun can calculate on Bismarck
doing anything more more than welcome
the corners TO the capital. Bismarck
loves the root OF all evil more chan she
does comfort. But if the road is com
pleted by the ;sitting of the next legis-
lature something will probable be done
in the matter of making the house on
the hill accessible to statesmen.
THE NORTHWESTERN
Sioux Falls Press: 1t has been taeitly,
If not openly, understood that If the
Duluth road is built to Sioux Falls, it
will be paralieled by the Northwestern
and the Oenterviile line would be exten-
ded through Sioux Falls and Pipestone
up to Tracy, Mimi.
UP THE JIM VALLEY.
Alexandria Advocate Ii id but little
oyer a year since the Advocate predicted
that before another winter the Omaha
road would be graded through the
country from east to west and also with
in two years another road through the
country from tine south via Yankton
would be under construction. Some Of
orr smart Alecks who are never up to
snuff until its too late to gain o point
hooted at the idea and said that we were
wild. The Omaha grade was finished
last fall juRs the same and
the track is now nearly all
laid from Salem to west OF Alex
andria and will soon reach Mitchell.
About three weeks & o party of rail-
road engineers came up from the south,
through Hutchinson county, examined
the immense jasper quarries at Rock
port and on northwest within q mile of
ou5 city. Through a private letter from
q friend who is on the ground floor in
this new railroad project. we are infor-
med that the field party mentioned has
made a favorable report having found an
excellent route through northern Neb
arska, crossing the Missouri at Yankton.
continuing northwest to Rookport, then
on through Hanson, Miner and othel
northern counties.
EN